| T' cricket - summer of 26 11:07 - Jun 4 with 12245 views | D_Alien |
So we begin again, with a newish look to the test line-up and Stokes at no.7 after recognising he was trying to do too much
Weather looking dodgy for the Lord's test, England put in by NZ |  |
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| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 17:46 - Jun 4 with 7362 views | TVOS1907 |
It might not last long enough for the weather to intervene! |  |
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| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 17:52 - Jun 4 with 7345 views | D_Alien |
| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 17:46 - Jun 4 by TVOS1907 |
It might not last long enough for the weather to intervene! |
Not a five-dayer, that's for sure
Robinson three wickets in his first over on return from the naughty step | |
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| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 07:04 - Jun 5 with 7194 views | isitme |
Well that was a crazy day. 16 wickets and two rain delays highlights an issue somewhere, although the conditions will have played a part. Today is supposed to be dry and hopefully for England's sake the pitch will flatten out a bit later today. |  | | |
| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 12:08 - Jun 5 with 7092 views | D_Alien |
| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 07:04 - Jun 5 by isitme |
Well that was a crazy day. 16 wickets and two rain delays highlights an issue somewhere, although the conditions will have played a part. Today is supposed to be dry and hopefully for England's sake the pitch will flatten out a bit later today. |
5 for Robinson and we start our second innings with a lead of 27
Can we bat long this time? [Post edited 5 Jun 13:10]
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| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 23:04 - Jun 5 with 6882 views | Sandyman |
yoksher scored more tonight in a T20 game than either England or New Zealand scored in the first innings of a test match!
Also, Lancashire were woeful tonight. There has been much discontent in the fanbase about the way the cricket side of LCCC has / is being run in recent years. Bottom of the T20 table, mediocre mid table in League 2. Not good.
Hopefully England should get a test win on a strange wicket tomorrow. |  |
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| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 23:14 - Jun 5 with 6860 views | Daley_Lama |
Awful wicket as has been said by many a pundit.
ECB puts off field above on field. No Headingley or OT Ashes test for example.
NZ fielding and Henry injury have given England the advantage, but no chickens counted. |  |
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| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 12:57 - Jun 7 with 6612 views | D_Alien |
At least it stretched into a fourth day due to the weather, or it'd been a financial loss for the ground with refunds etc.
Robinson took full advantage of the conditions, and finished with 7-77, but Gus Atkinson finished with 7-39. Figures don't tell the whole story though, and Robinson's three wickets in his comeback over might earn him the MoM
Given the favourable bowling conditions, Emilio Gay deserves a mention, the only player to pass 50 and on his debut [Post edited 7 Jun 12:58]
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| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 12:59 - Jun 7 with 6608 views | TalkingSutty |
| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 12:57 - Jun 7 by D_Alien |
At least it stretched into a fourth day due to the weather, or it'd been a financial loss for the ground with refunds etc.
Robinson took full advantage of the conditions, and finished with 7-77, but Gus Atkinson finished with 7-39. Figures don't tell the whole story though, and Robinson's three wickets in his comeback over might earn him the MoM
Given the favourable bowling conditions, Emilio Gay deserves a mention, the only player to pass 50 and on his debut [Post edited 7 Jun 12:58]
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Gay looks well organised, very early days though. |  | | |
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| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 15:58 - Jun 7 with 6530 views | EllDale |
If that wicket had been provided at somewhere like Headingley or Old Trafford then people would be calling for the venue to be stripped of test status.
But it’s Lords so it’s ok. |  | | |
| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 16:12 - Jun 7 with 6506 views | TVOS1907 |
| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 15:58 - Jun 7 by EllDale |
If that wicket had been provided at somewhere like Headingley or Old Trafford then people would be calling for the venue to be stripped of test status.
But it’s Lords so it’s ok. |
There has been plenty of criticism and questions online and elsewhere about the pitch | |
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| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 16:23 - Jun 7 with 6475 views | isitme |
Hopefully the Oval will be a more balanced track, especially if the weather is better. You usually get pace, bounce and carry. | | | |
| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 16:27 - Jun 7 with 6475 views | D_Alien |
| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 16:23 - Jun 7 by isitme |
Hopefully the Oval will be a more balanced track, especially if the weather is better. You usually get pace, bounce and carry. |
They'd be great names for a trio of fast bowlers
Atkinson, Tongue and Robinson (medium fast) look promising, with Stokes to take up a few hard-ball overs to preserve his career. He got the breakthrough today | |
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| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 16:37 - Jun 7 with 6466 views | isitme |
| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 16:27 - Jun 7 by D_Alien |
They'd be great names for a trio of fast bowlers
Atkinson, Tongue and Robinson (medium fast) look promising, with Stokes to take up a few hard-ball overs to preserve his career. He got the breakthrough today |
Will Archer be in the squad for the next test? I would be reluctant to play the same attack in three consecutive games, especially with Tongue and Atkinson's recent injuries. | | | |
| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 16:42 - Jun 7 with 6467 views | D_Alien |
| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 16:37 - Jun 7 by isitme |
Will Archer be in the squad for the next test? I would be reluctant to play the same attack in three consecutive games, especially with Tongue and Atkinson's recent injuries. |
Good point. There's an article on bbc cricket about why Archer wasn't in the squad, something to do with the IPL
Robinson's here to stay, at least in English conditions. As you say, the others are prone to injuries so careful rotation (perhaps depending on the wicket) as long as they can all buy into that | |
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| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 18:00 - Jun 7 with 6401 views | Daley_Lama |
Don’t worry about Surrey/MCC losing money over a shortened test.
They host 3 tests this year (2M, 1F) and 3 group matches, plus final of the Women’s WC.
Surrey turnover was 60m last year. Warwickshire second 36m, Lancs 3rd 34m.
Test matches bring around 4m turnover and one dayers around 1m. | |
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| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 18:04 - Jun 7 with 6391 views | D_Alien |
| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 18:00 - Jun 7 by Daley_Lama |
Don’t worry about Surrey/MCC losing money over a shortened test.
They host 3 tests this year (2M, 1F) and 3 group matches, plus final of the Women’s WC.
Surrey turnover was 60m last year. Warwickshire second 36m, Lancs 3rd 34m.
Test matches bring around 4m turnover and one dayers around 1m. |
Surrey? Did your mean Middlesex? | |
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| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 18:14 - Jun 7 with 6368 views | Daley_Lama |
| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 18:04 - Jun 7 by D_Alien |
Surrey? Did your mean Middlesex? |
Sorry, mixed up southern venues/clubs.
Lancs have done my county head in today. | |
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| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 19:03 - Jun 7 with 6327 views | pioneer |
| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 16:42 - Jun 7 by D_Alien |
Good point. There's an article on bbc cricket about why Archer wasn't in the squad, something to do with the IPL
Robinson's here to stay, at least in English conditions. As you say, the others are prone to injuries so careful rotation (perhaps depending on the wicket) as long as they can all buy into that |
I just don’t get it…..they play fewer games, bowl fewer overs per game yet suffer more injuries than in previous years. | | | |
| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 19:27 - Jun 7 with 6319 views | D_Alien |
| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 19:03 - Jun 7 by pioneer |
I just don’t get it…..they play fewer games, bowl fewer overs per game yet suffer more injuries than in previous years. |
There's a theory that that's why they suffer more injuries
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| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 20:47 - Jun 7 with 6262 views | isitme |
| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 19:27 - Jun 7 by D_Alien |
There's a theory that that's why they suffer more injuries
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Pace bowling is biomechanically alien to the human body and causes great stress on the back, knees and shoulders. Most people are not cut out for it and even most professional seamers have at least one serious back injury in their career. Moore and Turner, two young English pace bowler are both out for the season with stress fractures of the back.
There is much conjecture that bowlers do not get their 'sea legs' and they do too much gym work and not enough actual bowling. Anyone with a slightly awkard action gets it coached out of them. Bumrah would not have made it if he was English.
Steve Kirby is very vocal on the subject, although he does offer bespoke training programs so might be slightly fishing for custom, but he does make similar points as those alluded to above. [Post edited 7 Jun 20:55]
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| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 22:01 - Jun 7 with 6222 views | D_Alien |
| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 20:47 - Jun 7 by isitme |
Pace bowling is biomechanically alien to the human body and causes great stress on the back, knees and shoulders. Most people are not cut out for it and even most professional seamers have at least one serious back injury in their career. Moore and Turner, two young English pace bowler are both out for the season with stress fractures of the back.
There is much conjecture that bowlers do not get their 'sea legs' and they do too much gym work and not enough actual bowling. Anyone with a slightly awkard action gets it coached out of them. Bumrah would not have made it if he was English.
Steve Kirby is very vocal on the subject, although he does offer bespoke training programs so might be slightly fishing for custom, but he does make similar points as those alluded to above. [Post edited 7 Jun 20:55]
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This was first put forward (not quite as technically) by the late and great Fred Trueman
He bowled hundreds of overs for Yorkshire and said that's all it takes to build up the resilience required. Central contracts put an end to that, but even before then fast bowlers had stopped putting in the hard yards, plus the county game is far too stop/start
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| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 19:17 - Jun 9 with 5947 views | D_Alien |
Looks like Stokes has been a naughty boy again
What's emerging is that Gus Atkinson got into an altercation with a young Saracens rugby union wannabe and Stokes was caught up in it, probably defending his team-mate
Thing is, the England squad had agreed to a midnight curfew to stop the publicity around drinking whilst on tour Down Under. Stokes, as captain, had stopped drinking altogether but after the victory against NZ made noises about celebrating with a drink with the lads
It's difficult for anyone not involved at that level of top class sport, and the intense scrutiny that comes with it, to appreciate how this can happen
I hope he comes through this with his captaincy intact, because the alternative is Harry Brooks, a brilliant batsman and vice-captain but with his own drinking incidents (getting punched by a nightclub bouncer) to reckon with [Post edited 9 Jun 19:20]
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| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 15:13 - Jun 10 with 5722 views | D_Alien |
Stokes and Atkinson out of second test pending investigation
Root steps up as interim captain
https://www.espncricinfo.com/s
Not exactly an endorsement of vice-captain Brook, then | |
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| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 17:32 - Jun 10 with 5662 views | Nigeriamark |
| T' cricket - summer of 26 on 15:13 - Jun 10 by D_Alien |
Stokes and Atkinson out of second test pending investigation
Root steps up as interim captain
https://www.espncricinfo.com/s
Not exactly an endorsement of vice-captain Brook, then |
What a shambles !!
Hard to understand Stokes actions. Either he is just a stupid man, or he has an underlying alcohol problem that is being underplayed and where he needs support from experts. Hopefully it can be resolved before the next series against Pakistan with Root only needing to captain 2 tests.
Like you say, interesting decision on Brook. I don't think he is red ball captain material & perhaps they are thinking he is just a Stokes v 2 when it comes to off field controversy. Who do you reckon should be the next full time captain? Tough call I think |  | | |
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